Hey did that guy asking 'bout this very subject see this posts? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 7:24 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] an article on home networking
> Wireless Networking--Without Wi-Fi > > By Steve Bass > > Want to network your home office or business? Wireless is definitely an > option; and if you have the courage, you can crawl under the floor and > drag wires from room to room, or pull a cable through the ceiling. > > There's a third alternative: Use your electrical wiring. With HomePlug AV, > you use power lines to move anything you'd transfer through a regular > network--data, movies, TV signals, and so on. Learn more about it at the > HomePlug Powerline Alliance site. http://www.homeplug.org/home > > The advantage over Ethernet cabling is, of course, that HomePlug AV is > easier to install, and at 200 megabits per second is faster than > Ethernet's 100 mbps. And with HomePlug AV you avoid Wi-Fi dead zones and > range issues. > > I tried Actiontec's MegaPlug AV 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter Kit (about > $130). Each device you're planning to network needs an adapter, and you > can add up to 16 devices. The kit comes with two MegaPlug Ethernet > adapters, two Ethernet cables, and CDs with drivers. > > You can add an adapter to any wired or wireless broadband router on a > system using Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. (By the way, the > HomePlug AV standard has a 128-bit AES security to prevent neighbors from > plugging into your bandwidth.) > > Overall, I was able to add two MegaPlug adapters to my existing wired > network in about 20 minutes and it worked as expected. > > If you're not sure about the technology, I have two articles that'll bring > you up to speed. > > First, try "Powerline Adapters: Home Networking Without Rewiring" > > http://tinyurl.com/2t2453 > > And then follow up with "Home Networking Technologies Vie for Position." > > http://tinyurl.com/344ce8 > > Source: Steve Bass's Tips & Tweaks, http://tinyurl.com/2uroy5 > > David Ferrin > www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
